Howdy booklovers! Welcome to my stop on the tour for Cold Snap. Thank you as always to Kelly of Love Books Tours for having me on the tour!
Blurb
Tucked in the cold Colorado mountains lies the remote village of Gray Birch, a place where outsiders are frowned upon. In this village lives a cat named Bijou. But she’s no ordinary house cat; her ancestors were mousers on Viking longships, and their blood runs through her veins. Since her battle skills are hardly needed in this modern age, however, she spends her energies running the Fox Burrow Pet Inn with her human, Spencer, and her assistant, Skunk, a mentally negligible Pomeranian. Together, the happy trio has created a safe haven for their four-legged guests.
But when Eddy Line, a handsome baker from California, comes to the inn—along with his piglet and pit bull puppy—everything changes. Spencer falls for Eddy, Bijou is unhappy with the sudden changes to her clan, and the townspeople are anything but welcoming; in fact, threats are made against Eddy when he buys the town’s historic firehouse in order to open a bakery.
Then a shocking murder/dognapping occurs on the night of the bakery’s grand opening, and Bijou finds herself thrust into a tangled mystery. To solve it, she will have to summon her inner Viking—and fight tooth and claw for her new clan

Rating
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review
This book made me literally laugh out loud. Told from the perspective of Norse cat Bijou, this cosy mystery is filled with sass, humour and 4 legged friends and the sheer uniqueness of it all keeps you turning the page.
This book is not my usual kind of book but I’m so glad i picked it up. Despite the murder mystery i found it cute and light after a series of heavy reads. It was just what i needed. Bijou’s humour is right up my street and when she refers to the piglet as undercooked bacon I literally laughed out loud.
I really hope we get some more books about our friendly neighbourhood viking cat detective!!
About the Author
Codi Schneider was raised in the snowy mountains of Colorado on a steady diet of books. She is a mystery-loving animal enthusiast who, when not writing, can be found travelling the world on horseback. She lives in Denver with her husband, a Highland Pony, and a cat who is not a Viking but a lover of REM sleep.